One of the unique features of the Action Network is how easily you can work with others who are also using the Action Network.
For example, if you see a petition created by another Action Network organizer that you think your Facebook page would be interested in, you can post it to Facebook from the thank you page with your referrer code attached. Your referrer code is the same across all actions. You can add it yourself to any URL through a URL argument. To do this, replace the following bolded section with your group permalink: ?referrer=group-your-group-permalink. Next, add it to the end of a URL like this: https://actionnetwork.org/petition/example?referrer=group-your-group-permalink.
Anyone who clicks through from Facebook to the action and signs the petition will be added to your list and the petition creator's list at the same time. You don't even have to get in touch with the petition creator and ask to share some names -- you automatically get credit for the activists you bring in. How easy is that?
Referral codes are also added to widgets and work the same way -- so if you and your allies are planning a joint petition, you can each grab your own widget with your own referral code attached and embed it in your own website. Each activist that comes in on your page will be added to your list. Simple!
Referrer code charts are available on action manage pages, to track which referrer code is bringing in how many action takers.
If you want to share all of the names on a specific action, not just the names you bring in, then you can do that by setting up a group (which comes with its own shared email list) with your partners. See the groups section here for more details.
Retrieving your referrer code as a cosponsor
If you've been invited to cosponsor an action, you'll need to make sure you're sharing a link with your referrer code. No data will get shared amongst cosponsors unless you include this. After you've accepted the invitation to cosponsor an action, you'll have access to the Action Manage page. Go to the Sponsors tab and click on the link icon next to your group name. You'll be able to copy a URL with your group's referrer code already included from here. Click here to learn more about cosponsoring actions.
When an activist clicks on that link with that code attached, by default -- unless they edit their subscription options -- they'll be added to your list at the same time when they take action.